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exceptional
CEFRB2
/ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Unusually excellent or different from the normal.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailBetter than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
Examples
At the age of five he showed exceptional talent as a musician.
He showed exceptional ability in mathematics.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
- Synonyms
- 1
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsForming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
Requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability.
Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
More examples
In contextThis is an exceptional case.
The origins of the conditions and disorders that exceptional learners have are not always well understood.
The quality of the beer was exceptional.
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Origin
adjective
From exception + -al.